Page 2 shop online at www.broadcasteronline.com April 26, 2011 CHAMBER CHAT Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company 116 Market Street, Suite 103 Vermillion, SD 57069 605-624-5571 vcdc@vermillionchamber.com www.vermillionchamber.com Compiled By Nancy Nelson make new contacts, socialize and ?nd out what Great Plains Therapy has to offer. Tour de Kota: The Tour de Kota "College Campus Cruise" will bring hundreds of bike riders to Vermillion Thursday, June 9. Riders will bike from Freeman to Vermillion and stay for the day and last overnight of the tour. The Tour de Kota campsite will be at the USD tailgate grounds where food vendors, KVHT live Chamber Business: "Business After Hours" hosted by Great Plains Therapy, 1407 East Cherry St., is 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, May 10. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served. Please join us to R G remote and live music will entertain the crowd - the public is welcome. Camping space and residence halls are available to riders, and some riders also like the option of staying with a host family. If anyone is interested in hosting a rider in their home or allowing camping on their property, contact the Chamber at 6245571. Plans are also being made to transport visitors around town so businesses and attrac- osewood Now reenhouse Open owned by Kristy Bothhwell, Horticulturalist–Master Gardener 1410 W. Cherry St., Vemillion (1 Block west of Pump N Pak) Hours: M-F 9:30-6:30, Sat. 10-5, Sunday 10-3 Beautiful Annuals, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees, Hanging Baskets, Planters, Seeds, Garden Vegetables Including Onions 2011 Ford Focus #3196 MSRP MFG Rebate Dealer Savings Sale Price $17,365 $3,500 $866 $12,999 169 $ Lewis & Clark Ford and 3.99% APR 75 month w/$2,000 customer cash. All rebates to dealer. 3.99% W.A.C. credit rebates subject to change. mo. 316 Capitol St. • Yankton, SD (605)664-2000 • 1-877-865-7668 www.lewisandclarkford.com Vermillion-based South Dakota Non-Pro?t Association (SDNA) on being designated by Gov. Daugaard as South Dakota's State Commission for National and Community Service. Read the full press release at vermillionedc.com. Ann Breitag tions can roll out the red carpet. Watch for more details in the coming weeks - this is a great opportunity to welcome visitors to Vermillion. Business After Hours: Are you looking for an opportunity to showcase your business and network with your peers? Sign up to host a Business After Hours event. These events generally run from 5-7 p.m. on a weeknight and the hosting business provides hors d'oeuvres and refresments. If interested, please contact Ann at: annb@vermillionchamber.com or at 624-5571. 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Hot drinks and refreshments will be provided. Clay County Historical Society to host potluck and the "Antiques Appraisal Fair" presented by Joe Hoffman, Thursday, April 28, at 6:05 p.m. at the Austin Whittemore House, 15 Austin St. You may bring an antique and ?nd out the value/information from Joe. Annual board meeting to follow. Second annual DakotaDome Baseball Classic, April 29-May 1. Twentyeight teams from South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Texas playing baseball in the Dome. Two divisions, 10 and under and 12 and under. Girls Golf Invite, Friday, April 29, at 9 a.m. (H) Brown Bag Lunch Program, "The Kyai Rengga Manis Everist Gamelan", Friday, April 29, at 12:05 p.m. at the National Music Museum located on USD campus, corner of Clark and Yale. Open to the public at no charge. "Mathemagician" presented by Dr. Arthur Benjamin, both a professor of mathematics and a magician. Friday, April 29, at 3:30 p.m. in Farber Hall on USD campus. He has combined his two loves to create a dynamic presentation called "Mathemagics," suitable for all audiences. Women's Softball vs. College of Saint Mary Doubleheader, Friday, April 29, at 4 p.m. at DakotaDome Softball Complex Boys' tennis, Friday, April 29, at 4 p.m. at Sioux Falls Roosevelt. Spring Concert: USD Choral Ensembles join the USD Symphony Orchestra for a spring concert, Friday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. at the Wayne S. Knutson Theatre in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. Open to the public at no charge. Boys' tennis, Saturday, April 30, at 10 a.m. in Brookings Alexis Washburn, Senior Saxophone Recital, Saturday, April 30, at 1 p.m. at Colton Recital Hall in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. Open to the public at no charge.